How the Federal Government governs

So, a state-run hospital is falling apart, and the facilities feel like they’re stuck somewhere in the mid-1800s, right in its central wing?
Well, there's an easy fix: just organize a charity drive.
You'll spend a little bit on advertising through major networks like ESPN, but hey, let's just call it a "strategic investment."
You can even dream up some social mixer, giving everyone a chance to have a little fun while they tackle such a "critical" issue.
Then, you simply sit back and wait for the calls to pour in from naive citizens who get swept up by photos that look like they were pulled straight out of a mid-century episode of Sherlock Holmes set in New York City. You'll take call after call, after call.
And those cheerful little executives will be sure to mention how much is being raised every single time.
The Federal Government will just keep smiling, because those donations are essentially subsidizing the repairs for a public hospital—the very same hospital that those unsuspecting taxpayers are already funding through massive portions of their gross pay, which most people don't even realize they're paying.
And it doesn't stop there; the extra revenue from those contributions will just pad your budget via the IRS.
The leftover cash gets split between AT&T, the hospital, and that restaurant owned by your buddy where you hosted the whole fundraiser.
In the end, this becomes your trademark, much like those rare instances of successful administrations that promote "charity inflation" whenever they need to dip into a budget that's already weighed down by the salaries of countless other government officials.
A perfect ten for our Federal Government.

Jadrolinija—basically a fleet of floating scrap metal

AC working maybe 30% of the time
Restrooms cleaned about 20% of the time
Car garage exhaust fumes? 100% pure pollution
Organization level: 2%
Staff quality: roughly 0.0002%
Microscopic bacteria and fingerprint stains everywhere... 100% guaranteed
Comfort level: 20%
Noise levels: 99%
Departure times shifting from 3:00 to 3:15? And we don't run on Sundays? Pure impracticality at 100%

"How the government governs?" A catchy headline, I suppose—though it really should say "how our administration has been running things for a century," and honestly, we could keep going for another hundred years... But regarding the hospitals... well, we see it all the time, don't we? Certain politicians have such immense faith in our local medical facilities—or rather, they lack it entirely—which is why they head overseas for treatment. Take someone like Karl Rove, for instance, in recent times. Now, would any mere mortal dare brag about traveling abroad for medical care on the taxpayer's dime? If there are such people, more power to them, I guess... All these folks claim to love their country, but the moment their health is on the line, they flee to the other side of the world on the public's tab to use someone else's doctors. Meanwhile, us regular little Americans? You can't even get an appointment for a serious checkup without waiting six months, let alone anything more urgent... And this is just a drop in the bucket; there is so much more to be said about it...

Thomas Martinez67 said:So, a state-run hospital is falling apart, and the facilities feel like they’re stuck somewhere in the mid-1800s, right in its central wing?
Well, there's an easy fix: just organize a charity drive.
You'll spend a little bit on advertising through major networks like ESPN, but hey, let's just call it a "strategic investment."
You can even dream up some social mixer, giving everyone a chance to have a little fun while they tackle such a "critical" issue.
Then, you simply sit back and wait for the calls to pour in from naive citizens who get swept up by photos that look like they were pulled straight out of a mid-century episode of Sherlock Holmes set in New York City. You'll take call after call, after call.
And those cheerful little executives will be sure to mention how much is being raised every single time.
The Federal Government will just keep smiling, because those donations are essentially subsidizing the repairs for a public hospital—the very same hospital that those unsuspecting taxpayers are already funding through massive portions of their gross pay, which most people don't even realize they're paying.
And it doesn't stop there; the extra revenue from those contributions will just pad your budget via the IRS.
The leftover cash gets split between AT&T, the hospital, and that restaurant owned by your buddy where you hosted the whole fundraiser.
In the end, this becomes your trademark, much like those rare instances of successful administrations that promote "charity inflation" whenever they need to dip into a budget that's already weighed down by the salaries of countless other government officials.
A perfect ten for our Federal Government.

All of that is a mess, but there's actually MUCH BIGGER stuff going on

I really feel like the biggest headache is that the idiots running the show think everything can be fixed with a checkbook, like if something breaks they just throw money at it, and since nothing actually changes, the money just vanishes... it's just bad reallocation...

1)example 1
Take a hospital in a place like San Diego; tons of departments are modernized and shiny and new, but things still go south... patients are dying because the staff is just negligent... In a country of 330 million people, we've got 4 of these machines, while New York City with its massive population only has 2—here you wait 6 months for one, but in New York you wait a week.. It's the exact same deal with the military...

Money doesn't fix this... you need a total purge, like a Stalinist sweep, kick out the lazy ones, and swap out all that useless bureaucracy for actual computers...

The cabinet members are completely out of their depth—honestly, it’s nothing short of a disaster. 😱
It’s become a breeding ground for graft, cronyism, and straight-up corruption. But really, they’re just a reflection of the man at the top; he keeps this whole crew together solely to protect his own interests, which pretty much confirms exactly what kind of character he's actually running with.
The real question is how long the public can—or even will—put up with this. It’s a grim reality, though... there doesn't seem to be anyone capable of stepping in to break this cycle. Most of the other political factions here in the USA are just too small-time—too spineless, really—to ever attempt anything substantial. 😂😵

As for the future.... 🙂